Melinda Haring, the outgoing deputy director of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Center, explains to NPR's Elissa Nadworny what to expect from the Russia-Ukraine war in 2023.
At least one person was killed and several injured in Kyiv after Russia launched a new wave of missiles against the capital and other cities across Ukraine.
Sgt. Mykhailo Varvarych, a commander in Ukraine's 80th Airborne Assault Brigade, lost both legs while fighting in Luhansk. He and his fiancée Iryna Botvynska, maintain an unflinching romance.
Chinese manufacturing contracted for a third consecutive month in December, in the biggest drop since early 2020, as the country battles a nationwide COVID-19 surge.
Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI has died. He was 95. Born Joseph Ratzinger in Bavaria, he oversaw a church in crisis and then became the first pontiff to step down since the 15th century.